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Maldonado Gonzales, Stefano
FM🇮🇹FIDE 28540778· Male· Italy· Born in 2009
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Stefano Maldonado Gonzales, a 17-year-old Italian FIDE Master, is rated 2279 and ranked 6th among Italian players under 18, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 8 months. 75 rated games in the past year (≈78/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A, WE 3 Della Dragonara - A, and FE 14 Citta' di Palmanova - A. Also played 6 rapid (including FIDE World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad 2025) and 2 blitz events (including B: Zadar Chess Festival - Blitz Turnir) recently. His peak of 2320 was reached at age 16 (Jun 2025, Italian #45 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #56 in U14, World #97 in U12 and #6 and #1 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
2279
Standard
Rpd2277·Blz2276
All-time high
2320
−41 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 16
Jun 2025 · age 16
Activity
87
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
67 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#6
#6 · Italian players under 18 · of 519
Career timeline
21 entries2026
6th Italian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2279
May 2026
500 career games
at age 17
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 16
Aug 2025
Peak Italian rank: #45
at age 16 · rated 2320
Jun 2025
1st Italian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2320
Jun 2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 16
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+1
2278 → 2279
Tournaments
9
75 games
Score
45.5/ 7560.7%
31W29D15L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsAvinash RameshIM2,384·X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A·R6·+12.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 5.5/8 | #2 | 2227 | -0.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #39 | 2266 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #73 | 2298 | +12.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/5 | #3 | 2252 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #23 | 2316 | +13.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/8 | #50 | 2206 | -11.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/9 | #25 | 2164 | -27.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #45 | 2229 | -14.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #3 | 2399 | +31.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsValerio CarnicelliIM
🇮🇹ITA·2436
+0 −14 =3
17 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMarco CorviFM
🇮🇹ITA·2230
+6 −5 =2
13 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsGabriel PetcuFM
🇮🇹ITA·2295
+9 −3 =1
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMario SibilioFM
🇮🇹ITA·2256
+3 −4 =4
11 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsCosmas Pastore
🇮🇹ITA·1911
+6 −3 =2
11 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
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Italy
#79
out of 9,142 players
Europe
#3,219
in continent
World
#4,786
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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